[01] Ahmed Aly El Ayady, Department of Pediatrics, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. [02] Dorreya Elsayed Meleis, Department of Community Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. [03] Marwa Mostafa Ahmed, Department of Family Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. [04] Rania Saied Ismaiel, Department of Community Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.

Aim: to assess care-givers knowledge about children illness and explore their attitude about care provided in Integrated Management of Childhood Illness clinics. Material and methods: Cross sectional study was conducted on sample of care-takers attending Integrated Management of Childhood Illness clinics in Sedi-Bishr family health centre in Alexandria. Questionnaire was developed to assess the degree of care-givers’ knowledge and satisfaction after receiving care in Integrated Management of Childhood Illness clinics. Results: All the attending care-givers were mothers; all of them were generally satisfied with the care provided in Integrated Management of Childhood Illness clinics. More than two thirds of them 69%) had good knowledge about their children illness after clinical examination. Conclusion: Despite being satisfied with care provided in Integrated Management of Childhood Illness clinics, mothers reported some disadvantages of care; an issue that needs further evaluation in order to maximize the quality of provided care in Integrated Management of Childhood Illness clinics.

Under – Five,Integrated Management of Childhood Illness, Satisfaction, Primary health care

[01] Mokhtar SA, Guirguis WW, Al Torkey MM, Aziz K. Patient satisfaction with hospital services: development and testing of a measuring instrument. J Egypt PH Association 1991;66 (5-6):693-722. [02] Guirguis WW, Mokhtar SA, Al Torkey MM, et al. Patient satisfaction with hospital services: determinants and level of hospital in Kuwait. J Egypt PH Association 1992;67:87-108. [03] El Awady MY. Satisfaction of clients attending outpatient clinics at Ain Shams University Hospital. J Egypt PH association 1999;74(3):4.PMID: 17219870 [04] Gupta R, Sachdev HP, Shah D. Evaluation of WHO/UNICEF algorithm for integrated management of childhood illness between the ages of 2 weeks and 2 months. Ind Pediatr J 2000;37(4):383-90. [05] Abd El hameed S. An Evaluation of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness Approach in Alexandria. Thesis, PhD.High Institute of Public Health in Alexandria.2006 [06] Seidenfeld MJ, Antley RM, John M. Genetic counseling: A comparison of counselee's genetic knowledge before and after. American Journal of Medical Genetics 1981;10(2):107-12. [07] Gadallah M, Zaki B, Rady M. Patient satisfaction with primary health care services in two discrits in lower and upper Egypt. EMHJ 2003;9(3):422-30. [08] Aldana JM, Piechulek H, Al Sabir A. Client satisfaction and quality of health care in rural Bangladesh. Bull WHO 2001;79(6):512-7.PMID: 11436472 [09] Ling S, Jingxu Z. Recent evidence of the effectiveness of educational interventions for improving complementary feeding practices in developing countries. Journal of tropical pediatrics. 2012;57(2):91-8. [10] Simoes EA, Desta T, Tessema T, Gove S, etal. Performance of health workers after training in IMCI in Gondor, Ethiopia. Bull WHO 1997 Suppl 1;75:43-53.PMID:9529717